ServiceNow (NOW) Share-based Compensation (2012 - 2026)
ServiceNow posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $547.0 million for Q1 2026, up 16.38% year-on-year from $470.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 10.73% on a QoQ basis from $494.0 million in Q4 2025.
ServiceNow (NOW) has 15 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $547.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 16.38% year-over-year to $547.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.2 billion (up 9.26% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.0 billion, up 11.97% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $547.0 million, up from $494.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $547.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $12.0 million in Q2 2024.
- The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $361.0 million (2022), against an average of $298.6 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Share-based Compensation surged 993.94%; it then plunged 85.8% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $363.0 million in 2022, then gained by 13.77% to $413.0 million in 2023, then increased by 9.93% to $454.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 8.81% to $494.0 million in 2025, then increased by 10.73% to $547.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $547.0 million (Q1 2026), $494.0 million (Q4 2025), and $78.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 333.66 Mn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 473.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 132.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 547.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 138.18 Mn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 509.00 Mn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 51.00 Mn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 485.00 Mn |
| 10 | Datadog | 78.54 Bn | 73.78 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 196.84 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 547.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 547.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 494.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 494.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 78.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 78.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 61.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 61.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 470.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 470.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 454.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 454.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 144.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 144.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 422.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 422.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 413.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 413.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 150.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 150.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 50.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 50.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 381.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 381.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 363.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 363.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 361.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 361.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 352.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 352.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 325.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 325.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 303.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 303.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 33.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 33.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 37.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 37.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 256.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 256.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 245.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 245.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 26.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 26.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 25.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 25.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 188.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 188.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 169.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 169.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 10.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 10.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 69.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 69.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 157.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 157.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 142.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 142.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 12.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 12.78 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 33.78 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 33.78 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 121.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 121.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 105.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 105.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 43.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 43.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 42.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 42.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 89.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 89.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 83.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 83.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 21.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 21.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 21.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 21.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 75.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 75.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 68.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 68.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 65.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 65.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 66.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 66.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 58.07 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 58.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 46.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 46.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 41.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 41.49 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 37.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 37.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 29.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 29.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 20.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 20.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 17.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 17.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 14.83 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 14.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 12.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 12.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 9.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 9.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 8.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 8.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 3.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 3.92 Mn |